At the time of Mourinho’s sacking, the Blues were sitting 16th in the Premier League, losing nine of their first 16 games.

Since then, Chelsea have first steadied the ship under Guus Hiddink and then got the crowd roaring again in west London as they have flown to the top of the league under Antonio Conte in 2016-17, including going on a phenomenal 13-game winning streak at the end of 2016.